List of kanji for JLPT N5

This is the list of the 103 kanji you need to know to pass the JLPT N5 test. Click on the kanji and watch the video with the stroke order on how to write it and learn from example vocabulary. When you click the “Share” button on top of the page you can also select to print in a printer friendly view (in total 31 A4 pages).

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Follow this Twitter account to practice the 103 kanji required to pass the JLPT N5. We randomly tweet all 103 kanji once a day with their meaning.

Download our FREE ebookwith worksheets to practice writing for the 103 kanji of theJLPT N5. After downloading the free pdf file to your PC you can print the sheets as often as you like on your own printer. The is no copyright, so that you can share copies of the book with your friends.

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I agree to you that it is better to start using kana and kanji as soon as possible. But my philosophy is not to impose students how they should learn. It also seams that not everyone is able to properly read Japanese characters on their devices and I do not want to exclude them from using the site. This is why I decided to provide the kanji, the furigana and the romaji wherever possible although it significantly increases my work.

Hi. Your website is very useful and I love it but I am confused by one thing. Not all the colored kanji in the N5 vocabulary list are are on the list of kanji to know for the N5. Which list should I follow for studying for the N5? Thank you.

[…] you need to know to pass the JLPT N3 test. These are the kanji you need to learn on top of the 104 kanji required for the JLPT N5 and JLPT N4. Click on the kanji and watch the video with the stroke order how to write it and […]